My dear friend Dona, promised me a priest Barbie for my birthday. And last week she arrived!
Cheryl Aileen (Dona’s daughter) and her daughter Grace engineered the clothing for Barbie with instructions over the phone. Barbie’s chasuble and stole mimic my purple set for Advent and Lent.
The full grown set was a gift from Sandy and Seamus Conolly for presiding at their wedding. Dona helped design the full size set. Grace hand painted the tiny decoration to look exactly like the original.
Any resemblance between the Rev. Karen and the Rev. Barbie is for you to decide. The joke began because Dona would frequently say that I reminded her of priest Barbie. Dona said she thought it was great that one of my sermons actually began with the opening line, “When I went to have my nails done this week...” I claim ignorance. I do not remember the sermon. Perhaps I will have to go back and search the record. For the moment, I’m thrilled to have a Rev. Barbie! And she is wearing cute shoes, too!
Pretty isn’t necessarily fluffy! Blessings, Karen
